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Female House Sparrow (partially leucistic)
rafiki

Female House Sparrow (partially leucistic) (Passer domesticus)

An interesting variation of this ubiquitous bird.
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Habitat
Residential
Location
Windhoek, Namibia
Date taken
April 2016
Scientific name
Passer domesticus
Equipment used
Fujifilm X-T1 + XF 100-400
KC Foggin
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Yeah, looking a bit leucistic and a beautifully detailed top view of this Sparrow.
 
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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LOL Brian.... what a mess she's in. I've seen some of mine with the odd white feather, but none with quite so much as this!!!

Yes, as KC says, this isn't a morph but one that's partially [COLOR="Blue"]leucistic[/COLOR].

What a great picture you've taken of her too... it's great when you can recognise an individual, isn't it.
 
rafiki
Thanks all. Yes, she is special isn't she. I stand corrected about the description and have edited my text. Thanks for the heads up. I wonder if she is more or less attractive to the boys because of her colouring?
 

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